Ambassador J. P. van Bellinghen of Belgium. said: My Government had the honor of being the cosponsor of the Migration Conference in Brussels in December 1951 which led to the birth of ICEM. the other Government in this endeavor was the United- States. It is only fitting that the 20th anniversary Council Session be chaired by another member of this august body. a man who has long represented his Government in international conferences and is an expert in the field of immigration legislationthe Honorable Peter W. Rodino. Jr. Further seconding nomination speeches were made by the .mbassador from Australia. the Ambassador from Spain. and the Ambassador from Israel. all praising RODINO for his outstanding contributions in the fields of refugee and migration assistance. After his election as Chairman. PETER RODINO was escorted to the chair by John Thomas.
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